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"I just look forward to learning how to be a sister."
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StoryCorps 534: Ghetto Life 101
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“I was walking around with an army of hecklers behind me, constantly.”
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The Unedited Interview: Adama Bah and Deleen P. Carr
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StoryCorps 533: The Senator, the Photographer, and the Busboy
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“I remember him shaking my hand and, as he let go, somebody shot him.”
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Great Dads

Stories of love from fathers who care

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Driven
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Driven
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“I want them to remember the warm feeling that they’re safe. But I hope they don’t remember us.”
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“I want them to remember the warm feeling that they’re safe. But I hope they don’t remember us.”
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"Why are you asking these questions?"
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"Why are you asking these questions?"
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"You were my first child, I was so glad you were born."

"You were my first child, I was so glad you were born."

Animations

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Albert and Aidan Sykes
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The Temple of Knowledge

Stories of Pride

LGBTQ voices, recorded as part of StoryCorps OutLoud

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Alexis Martinez and Lesley Martinez Etherly

Alexis Martinez and Lesley Martinez Etherly

Alexis tells her daughter about how she once hid being transgender from those around her. Presented with Upworthy, they are, #WhoWeAre.
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"I was debating whether I would say something at dinner..."
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"I was debating whether I would say something at dinner..."

When they first met in 1983, Leslye was open about her sexuality while Mary kept hers private. With a family Thanksgiving approaching, that all changed.
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Gabe and Chris López

Gabe and Chris López

Assigned female at birth, Gabe, 8, always felt like a boy. He talks to his mother about his life. Presented with Upworthy, they are, #WhoWeAre.
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"I said, 'This is not telephone discussion.'"
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"I said, 'This is not telephone discussion.'"

Rita Fischer and her son, Jay Fischer, remember when Jay came out to her during the 1980s, and how that conversation went.